Who all out there has dealt with the green conscious buyer or seller? How did you handle it? Do you REALLY know what is "green" and what isn't?
I just completed the NAR Green Core and Residential Class and was surprised to learn what I thought was "Green" wasn't necessarily the best.
If you have the opportunity to take this class and are in a market where you have "GREEN Minded" clients, I would strongly recommend it!
We have very few "Green" clients. However it is a great thing to learn. Have a great weekend.
Green is in. The Green economy just added 47,000 new jobs to the economy this year alone
You might be surprised who the Green client could be. It's not necessarily going to be the hippy chick or surfer dude! It could very well be a young family with young children who are worried about low VOC's in the carpet or paint. Did you know if someone asks you about air quality in the home, one of the worst contributors are the "cheap" cabinets. They use formaldehyde which off-gasses a tremendous amount of "bad stuff" into the air!
I have not taken the course but I am on a "Green" committee for my local real estate board. I believe in living a sustainable lifestyle, but I've come to realize that most people don't care and certainly don't want to pay extra for it.
"Green" means so many different things to buyers. As a builder, we find that buyers will back away from green when it means higher building expenses.
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